A controversy surrounding the construction of a mosque on indigenous lands in Bangladesh reveals how nationalist narratives hide and disregard the realities of military-led and exploitative tourism that continues to harm the region’s indigenous communities.
The Football World Cup cannot be reduced to a mere sporting competition. It is also a cultural resource and a site of social meaning-making.
Beyond “22 Players Chasing a Ball”: What the World Cup Really Means Read More »
The sanctity of human life and the prohibition against human sacrifice spelled out in Genesis 9:6 have found their way into the second sentence of the 1776 Declaration, allowing anyone to declare themselves a citizen of the US.
Foundations of Justice: From Genesis to the Declaration of Independence Read More »
By invoking a racialized Indian identity, Hindu nationalists not only devalue academic studying of sources and evidence but also dismiss the lived experiences of the historical actors whose voices they misappropriate.
Insiders to Premodern South Asian History Read More »
Once we realize that most identities are ephemeral social constructions, killing for such abstract, arbitrary, and transitory things as nations, religions, or civilizations will end.
Imagining a Pragmatic Post-Identitarian Peace Read More »
The evocation of myths of blood serves as a means to enact ideological reimaginings of society and undertake genocidal enslavement and destruction.
The Symbolism of Blood: Purity, Pollution, and the Remaking of Humanity Read More »
Hindu nationalists seek to continue molding India into a Hindu Rashtra, an ethnonationalist homeland whose dystopic features they attempt to hide from much of India’s population. “A foe’s words though seeming friendly Can be read at once.” – Tamil Kural of Tiruvalluvar (trans. PS Sundaram) In the hands of the Hindu Right, “decolonize”
“Decolonizing” Indians Through Hindutva Ideological Control Read More »
